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St. Peter's Preparatory School
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Bergen County
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. Whilst a student there, he narrowly won the November 1971 Assembly election by 57 votes.
For the 1973 elections, redistricting in the state brought 40 legislative districts to the map, Hynes's home was placed in the new 38th district. One of the new boroughs in the district,
Oradell
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('' Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell'') where the court decided in a 7–1 vote that the ordinance was unconstitutional. In the election itself, Hynes was reelected alongside his Democratic running mate Paul Contillo who both defeated incumbent Republican Assemblyman
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and Ralph W. Chandless, Jr.In 1974, Hynes sought election to the
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from the 7th district. Hynes lost the Democratic primary to eventual general election winner Andrew Maguire. He did not seek a third term to the Assembly in 1975 and settled on pursuing a private law practice (after being admitted to the bar in 1974). In March 1978, Hynes was appointed by Governor
Brendan Byrne
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to the
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. In 1994, Hynes was the Democratic nominee for Bergen County Executive but lost to incumbent Republican Pat Schuber. From 2003 to 2010, Hynes was the executive director of the Bergen County Improvement Authority however just after retiring, investigations revealed missing receipts for reimbursements by Hynes.